VYPR

gem · Malicious package advisory

Malware

a-stupid_test_gem

GHSA-c8g4-4xh5-cf25

Malicious code in a-stupid_test_gem (RubyGems)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.2`

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/a-stupid_test_gem/MAL-2024-6277.json))

**References:**
- https://blog.reversinglabs.com/blog/mining-for-malicious-ruby-gems
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/9fbb5fba02ba2f02395d3d2d43c31b2c482b7a9d/osv/malicious/rubygems/a-stupid_test_gem/MAL-2024-6277.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c8g4-4xh5-cf25

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 0.0.2

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.